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that there's u.s. components inside of i.e.d.s in iraq and afghanistan. >> the government learned that the u.s. manufacturer had sent the chips to dubai. they were sent on to iran and then given to insurgents in iraq. settles also showed me u.s. items smugglers were caught buying for iran that could be used in their nuclear program. ballistic missile parts. tiny radar components. and these sensitive devices crucial to build a nuclear bomb. >> the pressure transducers. >> pressure transducers. >> yes. it's an integral part of enriching uranium. >> iran may have succeeded in obtaining these. look at this photo of president ahmadinejad in iran's nuclear facility in natanz. >> right behind him is an american transducer looking exactly like this thing. >> yes, the iranians were trying to acquire these transducers. >> one reason it's so hard to enforce the sanctions is that many items iran wants are sold for non-military uses, like this little widget-- a triggered spark gap. >> the triggered spark gap can be
that there's u.s. components inside of i.e.d.s in iraq and afghanistan. >> the government learned that the u.s. manufacturer had sent the chips to dubai. they were sent on to iran and then given to insurgents in iraq. settles also showed me u.s. items smugglers were caught buying for iran that could be used in their nuclear program. ballistic missile parts. tiny radar components. and these sensitive devices crucial to build a nuclear bomb. >> the pressure transducers. >>...
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said, quote, a week from now, a dramatic new federal policy is set to go into effect that threatens u.s. national security, thousands of jobs and more. whoa. that sounds like president obama's argument. that's why i didn't get it as much as i admire boehner. i've got to talk about this. in fact, i've got to talk about it with one of the best economists in the house. vice chair of the joint economic committee. actually, kevin, aren't you the chairman of the joint economic committee now? >> i am incoming chairman, yes. >> well, that's good to hear. but i didn't understand. what's mr. boehner saying? threatens national security? thousands of jobs and more. that's what president obama's saying. what message is boehner sending? you explain this to me. >> look, i think part of the challenge is that these cuts aren't designed the way we would want them. we are worried, of course, about the cuts to national defense. but overall, for us, this issue is about growth. put this in perspective, if the economy were a football field, these spending cuts are one step. one step on that field. we've tried
said, quote, a week from now, a dramatic new federal policy is set to go into effect that threatens u.s. national security, thousands of jobs and more. whoa. that sounds like president obama's argument. that's why i didn't get it as much as i admire boehner. i've got to talk about this. in fact, i've got to talk about it with one of the best economists in the house. vice chair of the joint economic committee. actually, kevin, aren't you the chairman of the joint economic committee now? >>...
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the u.s. senate. that could kill him. we'll have the latest. and please don't forget, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. that includes lower spending and limited government. i'm larry kudlow. we'll be right back. ♪ get ready for a lot more of that new-plane smell. we're building the youngest, most modern fleet among the largest us airlines to ensure that you are more comfortable and connected than ever. we are becoming a new american. all right that's a fifth-floor probleok.. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or mor . welcome back. we'll take a quick look at the stock market. we bring in cnbc's courtney reagan to give us a rundown. >> reporter: of course we've got a lot of snow out there. traders did go to work, some of them. at least we had
the u.s. senate. that could kill him. we'll have the latest. and please don't forget, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. that includes lower spending and limited government. i'm larry kudlow. we'll be right back. ♪ get ready for a lot more of that new-plane smell. we're building the youngest, most modern fleet among the largest us airlines to ensure that you are more comfortable and connected than ever. we are becoming a new american. all right that's a fifth-floor...
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given what happened in the u.s., the u.s. since 9/11 lost around $600 billion of tourist income because they were overly aggressive with their visa regime. within the boirvegz you had the commerce department -- obama administration, you had the commerce department saying we want these people in and the state department saying, no, we want to keep them out. the only person that can resolve that debate in government is the president in that case or the prime minister. obama based on understanding the economic impact of people not coming to the u.s. basically instructed the state department to make changes. >> china isn't helping itself with all of the headlines with hacking and its involvement in spying potentially. maybe all allegations. but if there's political concern from the top about opening whether for tourism or work more generally, this is maybe a difficult time to make the sell. >> it's difficult. that's always the excuse that the interior ministries come out with. we produced research last year just inside the g20 co
given what happened in the u.s., the u.s. since 9/11 lost around $600 billion of tourist income because they were overly aggressive with their visa regime. within the boirvegz you had the commerce department -- obama administration, you had the commerce department saying we want these people in and the state department saying, no, we want to keep them out. the only person that can resolve that debate in government is the president in that case or the prime minister. obama based on understanding...
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u.s. equity futures suggest a flat open. dow opened higher by maybe seven points, making headlines, rbc says it expects to pay "significant penalties to settle regulatory probes into ribbing lie bor and other benchmash interest rates." fines at $627 million. though the bank didn't specify amounts. >>> cftc commissioner bart chilton will join us at 8:00 eastern time to discuss. >>> andrew, big story of the morning. >> disney beating the street with its quire results. ceo -- ceo bob iger talking about "star wars" news. >> in fact we are working on stand-alone films. larry kazden working on films derived from great "star wars" characters that are not part of the overall saga. we still plan to make "star wars" seven, eight, and nine over a six-year period starting in 2015. there are going to be a few other films released in that period of time, too. >> does that wean we'll get a chewbacca film? i want r2-d2, but chewbacca the early years. >> let's talk about -- talk to anthony diclementy. the question is whether analysts are thi
u.s. equity futures suggest a flat open. dow opened higher by maybe seven points, making headlines, rbc says it expects to pay "significant penalties to settle regulatory probes into ribbing lie bor and other benchmash interest rates." fines at $627 million. though the bank didn't specify amounts. >>> cftc commissioner bart chilton will join us at 8:00 eastern time to discuss. >>> andrew, big story of the morning. >> disney beating the street with its quire...
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economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries and canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility project documents that in the u.s. today, few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early childhood education. they point to head start, the long-standing program that provides this education to disadvantaged children. the department of health and human services released a study of head start in 2010 which was updated in 2012 which concludes its positive effects begin to fade in a few years. this has led many to call the program a failure and urged the government not to throw good money after bad. people are jumping to conclusions about a very complicated subject without understanding the study or social science rese
economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries and canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility project documents that in the u.s. today, few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early...
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. >> a u.s. delegation went to cuba this week to meet with president raul castro about securing the release of an imprisoned american. they came home empty handed. would ending the embargo help bring an american prisoner home. senator patrick leahy joins us next. >> i think everybody realizes that this is not the 1960s. it is a different century, different world. we have to adapt to it. i upgraw sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox. with all these huge toys. and with the fastest push-to-talk... i can keep track of them all. [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done" with access to the fastest push-to-talk and three times the coverage. now when you buy one kyocera duraxt rugged phone for $69.99, you'll get four free. other offers available. visit a sprint store, or call 855-878-4biz. visit a sprint store, with the bing it on challenge to show google users what they've been missing on bing. let's bing it on. [fight bell:
. >> a u.s. delegation went to cuba this week to meet with president raul castro about securing the release of an imprisoned american. they came home empty handed. would ending the embargo help bring an american prisoner home. senator patrick leahy joins us next. >> i think everybody realizes that this is not the 1960s. it is a different century, different world. we have to adapt to it. i upgraw sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like...
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more than 1.5 million kids in the u.s. live in silence because their health insurance doesn't think they're essential. cnn's george howell sat down with 7-year-old hayden mckenzie for a look at drastic measures he and his family have taken for him to hear. >>> give me five. >> reporter: for 7-year-old hayden mckenzie, it takes a little more time to get ready in the morning than his brother colby, from his parents. >> he'll set the breakfast for the day. our question is, do you have the hearing aid on? can you hear me? i thought last night, it sounded like a commercial, can you hear me now? >> reporter: hayden started losing his hearing when he was 4, the crippling result of surgeries to treat disease in his middle ear. these are hearing aids donated from a deceased child? >> right. >> reporter: this is a temporary thing? >> yeah. it's -- it's definitely not our ideal situation. it's definitely helping now. but in order to get him the proper ones that he needs, you know, we would have to go through our audiologist and purch
more than 1.5 million kids in the u.s. live in silence because their health insurance doesn't think they're essential. cnn's george howell sat down with 7-year-old hayden mckenzie for a look at drastic measures he and his family have taken for him to hear. >>> give me five. >> reporter: for 7-year-old hayden mckenzie, it takes a little more time to get ready in the morning than his brother colby, from his parents. >> he'll set the breakfast for the day. our question is, do...
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ten years ago, the u.s. considered taking him down and chose not to. vicki huddleston was the u.s. ambassador to mali when he first popped on the radar. >> he was not a threat to anyone. just a cigarette smuggler at that point and not a legitimate target. >> ten years later, he is one of the most brazen to have targeted americans abroad. in january, he master minded the attack on an algerian gas plant. his group took dozens of hostages and three americans ended up dead. >> we've seen he is a much clevererer man than we imagined. >> back then, it seems too risky. huddleston argued against an air strike in 2003. >> the strikes would have been imperfect and would have united the region against us. >> she did push for intense intelligence sharing and mentoring with mali's forces and uniting the region against militants. >> the tragedy is we did not continue the same policy. >> she later moved over to the pentagon for the obama administration. she says they advocated a policy of trying to contain al-qaeda in north africa, instead of building up the abilities of regional governments to f
ten years ago, the u.s. considered taking him down and chose not to. vicki huddleston was the u.s. ambassador to mali when he first popped on the radar. >> he was not a threat to anyone. just a cigarette smuggler at that point and not a legitimate target. >> ten years later, he is one of the most brazen to have targeted americans abroad. in january, he master minded the attack on an algerian gas plant. his group took dozens of hostages and three americans ended up dead. >>...
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. >>> a u.s. delegation went to cuba to meet with president castro about securing am imprisoned american but they came home empty handed. >> senator patrick leahy joins us next. >> i think everybody realizes this is not the 19d6 0z. different century. different world. hh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up what you need. okay, i would do the left. yeah? what?! i am a daddy! bing wins it! bing won. bing did win. people prefer bing over google for the web's top searches. don't believe it? go to bingiton.com and see what you're missing. how sharp is your business security?o! can it help protect your people and property, while keeping out threats to your operations? it's not working! yes it is. welcome to tyco integrated security. with world-class monitoring centers and thousands of qualified technicians. we've got a personal passion to help your business run saf
. >>> a u.s. delegation went to cuba to meet with president castro about securing am imprisoned american but they came home empty handed. >> senator patrick leahy joins us next. >> i think everybody realizes this is not the 19d6 0z. different century. different world. hh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up what you need. okay, i would...
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and drones, how the u.s. government can use them to kill its citizens, americans, if they are leading al qaeda terror attacks. >>> this is "cnn newsroom." i'm suzanne malveaux. we have learned more about the seven day hostage stand-off in alabama and now how it ended, the 5-year-old is okay, ethan. he spent the night in the hospital after being rescued during a raid on the underground bunker where held. his captor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes killed in the raid. he granted the boy, ethaning off his school bus, after shooting and killing the bus driver last week. they raided the bunker when they became concerned his mental state was declining. ethan's birthday is tuesday. he's going to turn 6. people are celebrating. the fbi is dispatching a shooting review board to sort this out. we'll talk to two experts about the raid and also about how hey child overcomes something like this little kid had to go through and the ordeal around it. >>> but, first, background on what it feels to go through what little ethan ex
and drones, how the u.s. government can use them to kill its citizens, americans, if they are leading al qaeda terror attacks. >>> this is "cnn newsroom." i'm suzanne malveaux. we have learned more about the seven day hostage stand-off in alabama and now how it ended, the 5-year-old is okay, ethan. he spent the night in the hospital after being rescued during a raid on the underground bunker where held. his captor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes killed in the raid. he granted...
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if you think you have americans who are plotting harm on u.s. soil, i understand wanting due process, but this isn't about sending like a police force into a town and arresting someone. you're talking about a mission that's going to take millions of dollars. where is this money coming from? we're strapped for cash as it is. we've been strapped for cash for over a decade. where is all the extra funds coming from to do all these trials, to extract people out of different countries so we can have this due process? i think president obama is choosing the lesser of two evils, one i think is more pragmatic. is it ideal? no. it is what it is. >> financial argument against due process, wow. >> final question, third question. we talked a lot about pope benedict's resignation this morning. the pontiff saying advanced age is forcing him to step down. the question for you, what is significance of the pope's resignation beyond catholicism? l.z.? >> i tell you, i was checking facebook, and i can't find anyone of my thousands of friends who are mourning this o
if you think you have americans who are plotting harm on u.s. soil, i understand wanting due process, but this isn't about sending like a police force into a town and arresting someone. you're talking about a mission that's going to take millions of dollars. where is this money coming from? we're strapped for cash as it is. we've been strapped for cash for over a decade. where is all the extra funds coming from to do all these trials, to extract people out of different countries so we can have...
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. >>> a u.s. senator's travel habits are under fire right now and may land him in serious legal trouble. we have the document showing that senator bob menendez, did not, as requested, to report that he accepted free plane trips. >>> and the fall of a man who was once the most catholic leaders in the united states. it's chevy truck month! silverado was also recognized for the lowest cost of ownership. hey, what are you gonna do with it? end table. oh. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now get 0% financing for 60 months, plus trade up to get $1,750 total allowance on a silverado all-star edition. or trade up and choose customer cash plus option package discount for a total value of $7,250. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will w
. >>> a u.s. senator's travel habits are under fire right now and may land him in serious legal trouble. we have the document showing that senator bob menendez, did not, as requested, to report that he accepted free plane trips. >>> and the fall of a man who was once the most catholic leaders in the united states. it's chevy truck month! silverado was also recognized for the lowest cost of ownership. hey, what are you gonna do with it? end table. oh. [ male announcer ] it's...
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the u.s. conference of bishops, they have been very vocal on this but put out a press rele e release. it gets very complicated. >> insurance companies footing the bill. how are any feeling about that? >> well, two parts of that. one, insurance companies know that when you give a woman birth control, you end up saving a lot of money in the end, right? not paying for her pregnancy, not paying for the birth, not paying to take care of the child, once the child is born. they know they'll save money. another thing is that in some cases, insurance companies have to -- that have to pay fees to the federal government for obama care, they won't have to pay some of those fees. >> they won't. >> right. so that's where it gets complicated. insurance companies, they haven't put out their official statement yet but they're financially taken care of to a great degree in this plan. >>> we're hearing secretary of state hillary clinton has just turned in her resignation. and any minute now she is expected to sa
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the u.s. military says it is investigating these accusations. >>> former white house press secretary robert gibbs says he was told not to discuss or even to acknowledge the controversial drone program when he became the obama administration's chief spokesperson. here's what he told msnbc. >> i think in many ways what the president has seen. i think what the president has seen is our denial of the existence of the program, when it's obviously happening, undermines the people's confidence overall in the decisions their government makes. >> the administration did not formally acknowledge the program that's terrorized countries like pakistan and yemen until last april. >>> everyone in the entertainment world and, of course, outside the entertainment world are talking about argo today. the surprise was not that the film won three, including best picture, it was the music celebrating the movies. here's nischelle turner with the highlights. >>> the oscars definitely had something for everyone. there
the u.s. military says it is investigating these accusations. >>> former white house press secretary robert gibbs says he was told not to discuss or even to acknowledge the controversial drone program when he became the obama administration's chief spokesperson. here's what he told msnbc. >> i think in many ways what the president has seen. i think what the president has seen is our denial of the existence of the program, when it's obviously happening, undermines the people's...
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when the u.s. supreme court determined that it's illegal to sentence capital punishment for the mentally retarded they left it up to the states to determine what that threshold is. in every other state it's the preponderance of the evidence, more likely than not. in georgia it'seyond a reasonable doubt, that no reasonable attorney or judge would then make that decision that he's mentally capable. next 30 days, they'll make the decision. hill's attorney will enter his plea to say why he believes he's mentally retarded. the state will then rebut and hill another opportunity. >> victor blackville many thanks. >> yes. >>> political buzz, rapidfire look at the best political topics of the day, three topics, 30 seconds on the clock, playing today john avalon, senior political column 'tis and republican strategist rob johnson. welcome to you both. >> hi, carol. >> welcome, hi carol. >> first question, social security and medicare, the third rails of washington's attempts to tame the deficit. touch them an
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so if the u.s. were to withdraw this year, all of its troops, as opposed to next year, $88 billion -- >> some good, tough questions for him. it just does appear that these two sides are not any closer to reaching a deal right now. >> especially when it comes to taxes. >> exactly. >> that's the key issue. >> fight continues. >>> still ahead, making waves in t senate, speaking of congress, with no apologies. the tea party sees a hero in freshman senator ted cruz, but even some fellow republicans say, he's going a bit too far. he talks to cnn, next. ve been missing on bing. let's bing it on. [fight bell: ding, ding] how many here are google users? what if i was to tell you that you would actually like bing way more than google when it came to the results? prove it. let's look up some taco places. i like the left side. yeah? okay, do we need to find out what the waves are like down at the beach? what side do you like better? i like the results on the right. i'm gonna go with the one on the left. oh! bin
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a u.s. official says the u.s. has not armed the rebels because, quote, the white house has no appetite for it. last summer, then secretary of state hillary clinton and cia director david petraeus made the proposal, but it was rejected. today, both the defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman said they also backed the plan. the white house is not commenting, but in the past, has raised concerns about weapons getting into the hands of extremists. >>> other news we're watching, boeing's grounded 787 dreamliner is getting a bit of a lift today. the faa is announcing it will allow boeing to make test flighting to gather more data about the plane's batteries and electrical systems. meanwhile, federal safety officials say a battery that short circuited caused the fire on board a dreamliner in january. that sent the temperature inside the battery case to more than 500 degrees. investigators do not know, though, why it short circuited. >>> and president obama carried on a tradition today and joined senate and house pray
a u.s. official says the u.s. has not armed the rebels because, quote, the white house has no appetite for it. last summer, then secretary of state hillary clinton and cia director david petraeus made the proposal, but it was rejected. today, both the defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman said they also backed the plan. the white house is not commenting, but in the past, has raised concerns about weapons getting into the hands of extremists. >>> other news we're watching,...
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he filed a lawsuit to be reinsta reinstated, a suit that was later dismissed after the u.s. supreme court said forcing the scouts to accept him would violate their first amendment freedom of association rights. good morning, james. >> good morning. >> as you listen to governor perry, what goes through your mind? >> i think there are always going to be different opinions out there. governor perry was never particularly sensitive on the issues of racism, and back to the camp episode from about 2 1/2 years, 2 years ago or so. i wouldn't look to him as a model of fairness and nondiscrimination. he's definitely entitled to his opinion. it was unfortunate he made the battleground, when he's talking to young people in the boy scouts. i believe that's when he made those comments. i prefer to direct my attention to the president of the united states, who's the honorary chief scout executive, who as you mentioned just yesterday, implored that the boy scouts should open their ranks to young gay children and allow them to feel equal and allow them to be respected for who they are. >> yo
he filed a lawsuit to be reinsta reinstated, a suit that was later dismissed after the u.s. supreme court said forcing the scouts to accept him would violate their first amendment freedom of association rights. good morning, james. >> good morning. >> as you listen to governor perry, what goes through your mind? >> i think there are always going to be different opinions out there. governor perry was never particularly sensitive on the issues of racism, and back to the camp...
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i read that as well. >>> u.s. airways and american airlines are forming the largest airline in the world. the proposed merger, which will use the american airlines name, is the latest in a series of moves that have combined ten major airlines in just four mega carriers. a huge, huge development on that front. >>> getting back to our top story, graph particular descriptions of appalling conditions. we're going to hear from more of the passengers desperate to get off the carnival "triumph." target is in sight. yes, dad, i see him. now pour some chloroform into a white rag and.... no. hi. i understand you're looking for a hotel with a pool. with priceline express deals, you can save big and get exactly what you need. do i have to bid? use the stun gun. he's giving you lip. no! he's just asking a question. no bidding. awesome. get the grappling hook to... dad, i... no? ok. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announce
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also in a few minutes u.s. senate expected to vote on chuck hagel president obama's controversial nominee for defense secretary. we'll bring to it live. more on what's going on in egypt right now. a holt air balloon carrying lots of tourists explodes and plummets to the ground. we're finding out how this could happen. we're going live to egypt. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the huge winter storm, the national weather service is now calling historic. cities like amarillo, texas, wichita, kansas have broken snowfall records. 45 million in 21 states are being affected one way or another. the storm is blamed for at least three deaths. look at this. it's even dangerous after the storm blows away. in kansas city, the heavy wet snow is causing roofs to collapse. nobody was hurt in this building. but the snow is also bringing down tree limbs on to power lines. in kansas city thousands of people are reported without power. george, what's going on? >> reporter: this is par for the co
also in a few minutes u.s. senate expected to vote on chuck hagel president obama's controversial nominee for defense secretary. we'll bring to it live. more on what's going on in egypt right now. a holt air balloon carrying lots of tourists explodes and plummets to the ground. we're finding out how this could happen. we're going live to egypt. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the huge winter storm, the national weather service is now...
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the u.s., the uk and russia. while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family says they'll be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be to the cast, but which now becomes her last words, her last good-bye. >> i take with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and in here that i'll treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> what a sad story that is. robyn kurnow reporting for us. we'll have more on that later here in "the situation room" as well. other news we're following including some painful budget cuts that will be felt by all of us. they're not only days away, they could affect you in some unexpected ways. plus, senator john mccain is alleging a massive cover-up on the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. >> so it's the state department's fault? who would you blame? who is responsible then? i've always had to keep my e
the u.s., the uk and russia. while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family says they'll be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be to the cast, but which now becomes her last words, her last good-bye. >> i take with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and in here that i'll treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> what a...
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and attacking u.s. institutions? that is certainly what mandiant is saying, but the chinese government says this is not the case. they say it is a baseless accusation and "irresponsible." chinese government says that 14 million are hacked here in china every year. and they blame the u.s. the question is, is this just the next salvo in a cyber war? shanghai. >>> and let's get more on the company that uncovered all of this, kevin mandiant is the ceo of mandiant, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> you discovered this building in shanghai, you put it in your report. are you surprised what we just saw from david mckenzie? >> i got to admit, i am surprised they almost caught the car. yes, i think it bolsters and confirms the report. you know, we spent several years investigating this group. two things led us to this confirmation. all the geeky evidence led us to shanghai, and all the open information on the buildings that are used led us to the exact same location. so there is pretty much no doubt in our minds this
and attacking u.s. institutions? that is certainly what mandiant is saying, but the chinese government says this is not the case. they say it is a baseless accusation and "irresponsible." chinese government says that 14 million are hacked here in china every year. and they blame the u.s. the question is, is this just the next salvo in a cyber war? shanghai. >>> and let's get more on the company that uncovered all of this, kevin mandiant is the ceo of mandiant, thank you for...
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in the u.s., it is only 69%. and those children tend to be from middle and upper middle class families. american government set the pace for education for the past 150 years. we've been the first country to offer mass education anywhere. that lead is now gone. obama's proposals will help the u.s. start to catch up in the great struggle for high-quality human capital that is going to define the next century. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's get started. >>> spies and spy agencies are all over the big screen and in the news these days. we have new revelations about hack attacks from china, renewed debate over drones and the still running controversy over torture which bobbled up again with "zero dark thirty's" five oscar nominations. i want to get to the bottom of some of these issues of national security from people who come at it from different angles. >> michael hayden was the director of the cia and nsa and a global security advisory firm. reuel marc gerecht is now
in the u.s., it is only 69%. and those children tend to be from middle and upper middle class families. american government set the pace for education for the past 150 years. we've been the first country to offer mass education anywhere. that lead is now gone. obama's proposals will help the u.s. start to catch up in the great struggle for high-quality human capital that is going to define the next century. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's...
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well, if you're ali abdullah of yemen, first you come to the u.s. to recover from old bombing injuries and then back home in yemen, you announce the opening of a museum all about yourself. yes, come one, come all to sunny sana to see priceless museum pieces as large portraits, weapons given while in office and the suit he was wearing during the aforementioned bombing and shrapnel that was recovered from his body. wow. the curator says the museum is almost ready to open, as soon as they get the lights and air conditioning sorted out. i suppose this is progress of a kind, most dictators would probably keep all the stuff for themselves. the correct answer to our gps challenge question was "d" king umborto ii was the last king of italy and his reign was rather brief. ended in june of '46 after the republic was formed. thanks to all of you for being part of our program this week. i will see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >>> the latest clash between president obama and the press corps comes not only budget cuts or immigration or guns b
well, if you're ali abdullah of yemen, first you come to the u.s. to recover from old bombing injuries and then back home in yemen, you announce the opening of a museum all about yourself. yes, come one, come all to sunny sana to see priceless museum pieces as large portraits, weapons given while in office and the suit he was wearing during the aforementioned bombing and shrapnel that was recovered from his body. wow. the curator says the museum is almost ready to open, as soon as they get the...
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. >> it's like the u.s. senate. >> the politicking does not happen in a public way, but inseed it happens. the cardinals eat together, they imbibe together at night, they have their conversations in their private coteries and, of course, they are talking about it. but we do believe the holy spirit has some say in it. >> we'll be watching the cardinals and the holy spirit, too, get to a little insight. >> something surreal about papal punditry. >> i love it. >>> still ahead this morning we'll be talking to california congressman xavier becerra weighing in on the looming spending cuts. we'll go back to the comment about this is like the congress. what's going on really behind closed doors? many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you know there's a cereal that's recommended by doctors? it's post shredded wheat. recommended by nine out of ten doctors to help reduce the risk of heart disease. post shredded wheat is made with only one ingredient: one hundred percent whole grain wheat, with no added s
. >> it's like the u.s. senate. >> the politicking does not happen in a public way, but inseed it happens. the cardinals eat together, they imbibe together at night, they have their conversations in their private coteries and, of course, they are talking about it. but we do believe the holy spirit has some say in it. >> we'll be watching the cardinals and the holy spirit, too, get to a little insight. >> something surreal about papal punditry. >> i love it....
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. >>> the u.s. government is spending about $3.8 trillion this year but if there's no deal by friday night, agencies will have to cut a fraction of that, about $85 billion clarz. so our big question is that, why would that amount have an impact in the overall economy. tom foreman is analyzing that. have you figured it out, tom? >> when you look at the $3.8 trillion, all these different programs out here, if you've cut out this amount down here, 85 billion, how can can that little slice of all this make a difference? one of the reasons it makes a difference, one of the reasons is because washington is not really looking at the whole budget and they haven't for a long, long time because what you have to consider is that all of the entitlement programs are out of the equation and these programs are bigger than all of the other programs. we aren't really cutting a whole budget. we're talking about putting these cuts in part of the budget. if you look at what has happened to entitlements, look at just de
. >>> the u.s. government is spending about $3.8 trillion this year but if there's no deal by friday night, agencies will have to cut a fraction of that, about $85 billion clarz. so our big question is that, why would that amount have an impact in the overall economy. tom foreman is analyzing that. have you figured it out, tom? >> when you look at the $3.8 trillion, all these different programs out here, if you've cut out this amount down here, 85 billion, how can can that little...
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u.s. defense and domestic programs. you might think it's finally time for congress to get serious about doing something to avoid the potential pain out there. but guess what? you would be wrong. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is up on capitol hill to explain what is going on. go ahead, dana. explain. >> reporter: we can now report that those $85 billion in forced spending cuts will kick in by the end of the day tomorrow. why? because congress is the only place that has the power to stop them and they are gone. lawmakers racing down the capitol steps, bolting out of town for a long weekend. this was before noon, a full day before the hammer comes down on forced budget cuts they voted for. is there a concern that you all are going to leave town while these cuts kick in and you won't even be here? >> well, speaker and the leadership will be here and i'm a quick flight away. i go home every weekend to see my family. >> reporter: you're on your way out? are you on your way home
u.s. defense and domestic programs. you might think it's finally time for congress to get serious about doing something to avoid the potential pain out there. but guess what? you would be wrong. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is up on capitol hill to explain what is going on. go ahead, dana. explain. >> reporter: we can now report that those $85 billion in forced spending cuts will kick in by the end of the day tomorrow. why? because congress is the only place that has...
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any minute the u.s. senate should begin voting on president obama's controversial nomination of chuck hagel to be defense secretary. we'll go there live right after the break. later we'll also go live to egypt and that site of that horrifying accident that brought down a hot air balloon. female a] from tracking the bus. ♪ to tracking field conditions. ♪ wireless is limitless. there's nothing like our grilled lobster and lobster tacos. the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during red lobster's lobsterfest. with the year's largest selection of mouth-watering lobster entrees. like our delicious lobster lover's dream, featuring two kinds of succulent lobster tails. or our savory, new grilled maine lobster and lobster tacos. it's back, but not for long. [ woman ] our guests go crazy for lobsterfest. my favorite entree is the lobster lover's dream. what's yours? come celebrate lobsterfest and sea food differently. the people of bp made a comecommitment to the gulf., and ev
any minute the u.s. senate should begin voting on president obama's controversial nomination of chuck hagel to be defense secretary. we'll go there live right after the break. later we'll also go live to egypt and that site of that horrifying accident that brought down a hot air balloon. female a] from tracking the bus. ♪ to tracking field conditions. ♪ wireless is limitless. there's nothing like our grilled lobster and lobster tacos. the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male...
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the u.s. military says it is investigating those claims. >>> oscar pistorius checks in at a police station in pretoria in south africa this morning. he has to show up every monday and friday, one of his requirements of being released on bail. he is accused of killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp on valentine's day. he claims he was shooting at a burglar. >>> coming up, it is coming now. forced spending cuts. the impact on you and your state. >> the white house has released details on which states will be hit the hardist. how many jobs will be lost. with the spark miles card from capital one, bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. here's your wake up call. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capita
the u.s. military says it is investigating those claims. >>> oscar pistorius checks in at a police station in pretoria in south africa this morning. he has to show up every monday and friday, one of his requirements of being released on bail. he is accused of killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp on valentine's day. he claims he was shooting at a burglar. >>> coming up, it is coming now. forced spending cuts. the impact on you and your state. >> the white house has...
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how is the analysis different if it is a u.s. citizen who meets the criteria if it is in south carolina rabin and some or else? if you have the same constitutional -- south carolina rather than somewhere else? can you take out an american citizen on american soil? if not, why not? the only thing we get to hang our hat on is the feasibility of some senior level d.o.j. official who decides whether it is feasible or not to capture me. that is of little consolation if you are dead. is there criminal review? >> if the government wants to indict one of its officers for violating a criminal statute, certainly. >> who would do it? that would be the executive branch. we have not had much success getting the executive branch to enforce laws against itself. in the two years i have been here, we are zeroth-3. -- we are 0-3. i am out of time. i would love for the department of justice to come and explain to us with this analysis is equally applicable to american citizens on american soil. the feasibility of capture is of consolation to me if
how is the analysis different if it is a u.s. citizen who meets the criteria if it is in south carolina rabin and some or else? if you have the same constitutional -- south carolina rather than somewhere else? can you take out an american citizen on american soil? if not, why not? the only thing we get to hang our hat on is the feasibility of some senior level d.o.j. official who decides whether it is feasible or not to capture me. that is of little consolation if you are dead. is there...
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the vast majority of the workers who moved into the u.s. over this time liftback -- moved back to mexico eventually. mexican migration was moved temporarily and circular larry. from 1965 to 1985, there were 27 million entries of on authorized immigrants and 22 million departures, yielding 5 million. in our day and age, with cheap international travel, if only the government got out of the way and made it possible, easier, and cheaper with a large-scale test worker visa program. there are numerous pitfalls when it comes to the precarious for immigration reform. respecting the laws import, but so are laws that are worthy of respect. enforcement can be positive, but only one we have good laws that are capable of being enforced in a free society. thank you very much. [applause] >> i know we started a bit late, but i know they would love to take some questions if you could stick around. does anyone have any questions? yes, sir? >> would you speak to the concept that there are jobs that americans will not do. in a country with 7.8% unemployment,
the vast majority of the workers who moved into the u.s. over this time liftback -- moved back to mexico eventually. mexican migration was moved temporarily and circular larry. from 1965 to 1985, there were 27 million entries of on authorized immigrants and 22 million departures, yielding 5 million. in our day and age, with cheap international travel, if only the government got out of the way and made it possible, easier, and cheaper with a large-scale test worker visa program. there are...
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then a forum on u.s.-israel relations. on the next washington journal, mark ginsburg discusses the situation in egypt and syria and how president obama's new foreign-policy team my dish -- might address them. the president of women drive worldwide talks about women's rights. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john mccain's 2000 campaign when he ran for president as the most memorable campaign of any i have covered or been around. we will never see it again. here he was facing george w. bush to have the republican party backing him and all the money and john mccain came out and help 114 town meetings and stayed there until every question was answered. you could see the light bulb going on in people's heads. whenever going to get a patient's bill of rights? it was refreshing candor. he was totally open to the press. there was a candor and a welcome this. -- and a welcomeness that no one has seen before or since. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c- span's q&a. monday, a journalist jim lehrer, martha raddatz
then a forum on u.s.-israel relations. on the next washington journal, mark ginsburg discusses the situation in egypt and syria and how president obama's new foreign-policy team my dish -- might address them. the president of women drive worldwide talks about women's rights. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john mccain's 2000 campaign when he ran for president as the most memorable campaign of any i have covered or been around. we will never see it again. here...
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we will destroy that organization, and u.s. citizens can surrender anytime. >> just on that point, i do not take a back seat to anybody in terms of citing al qaeda. i asked you a different question, and on the question of what kind of evidence ought to be applied, whether there ought to be geographic limits, the question of whether an individual should be allowed to surrender. for example, there is a question of whether the obligation changes, a valid target has not been publicly reported, so there are issues here, and i think we are going to have to continue discussions, and, madam, i look forward to the extra round. >> senator coats. >> i think it may be better held for further discussion next week in the classified room, but this whole idea of leaks, nothing upsets me more in this committee, and we have had a lot of these in the last few years, to see something that was discussed in classified areas, written up the next day in the newspapers or on the part of the media, and it drives some of us crazy. it does me, anyway. so
we will destroy that organization, and u.s. citizens can surrender anytime. >> just on that point, i do not take a back seat to anybody in terms of citing al qaeda. i asked you a different question, and on the question of what kind of evidence ought to be applied, whether there ought to be geographic limits, the question of whether an individual should be allowed to surrender. for example, there is a question of whether the obligation changes, a valid target has not been publicly...